text:
Lecture: G. Thomas Tanselle, "A Bibliographer's Creed"
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 5:15pm
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
121 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06511
(Location is wheelchair accessible)
This lecture is Mr. Tanselle's personal summary of the basic tenets of bibliography, as formed during a lifetime of bibliographical study. It touches on many aspects of the book world (including bibliographical scholarship, textual criticism, collecting, reading, and librarianship), criticizing certain current practices but also offering a comprehensive vision of the field as a humanistic discipline.
G. Thomas Tanselle is a former vice president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and adjunct professor of English at Columbia University. He has written and lectured extensively on bibliographical and textual matters and is a co-editor of the Northwestern-Newberry Edition of the writings of Herman Melville. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Library of America, serving as its textual consultant.
The lecture is open to the public.
Reading & Lecture
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
121 Wall Street | New Haven, CT 06511
Campus Map
Tel: (203) 432-2977 Fax: (203) 432-4047
USPS: Mailing Address and Information
email: Ask a Librarian
Join our email list for the latest updates on exhibitions, events, and other library news.
Exhibition Gallery
Monday - Thursday: 9 am to 7 pm
Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 12 pm to 5 pm
Reading Room Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9 am to 6:45 pm
Friday: 9 am to 4:45 pm


text:
Hello again, it's time to chat up LSU football. I'm your gracious host and beat writer Jim Kleinpeter and I'll be here to take the best questions you can send me beginning at 1 p.m.
LSU lost to Alabama last week and fell out of the race for the BCS title game but the Tigers are alive and well in the big bowl picture with Mississippi State coming to Tiger Stadium Saturday. There's still a lot to talk about so jump on in by clicking below and dropping your questions on me, or just follow along:

subset: commoncrawl


text: This image demonstrates how prisms add path length and depth of field. While the yellow flower itself is not in focus, its image in the right-angle prism is, as are the red flowers behind the yellow one and the prism. The blue beads next to the prism are up against the surface of the prism facing the camera. —Danielle C. Doughty, University of Arizona, U.S.A.


text:
A grape idea: OSU researchers find new uses for pulp
- Andy Giegerich
- Digital Managing Editor- Portland Business Journal
- Email | Twitter | Google+
Oregon State University researchers have uncovered ways to convert pulp and other materials from crushed wine grapes, which would otherwise be disposed of, into several usable products.
The school's extension service said the pomace, which consists of stems, skins and seeds, can provide substances for natural food preservatives, biodegradable packaging materials and a nutritional enhancement for baked goods.
The discovery could help defray the 4 million pounds of waste that the U.S. wine industry creates during processing each year. The bulk of the country's wine production takes place in Oregon and California.
The pomace contains dietary fiber and phenolics that have antioxidant effects. OSU researchers dried and ground the materials to create edible and non-edible products.
"We now know pomace can be a sustainable source of material for a wide range of goods," said researcher Yanyun Zhao, a professor and value-added food products specialist with the OSU Extension Service, in a release. "We foresee wineries selling their pomace rather than paying others to dispose of it. One industry's trash can become another industry's treasure."
Wineries generally pay haulers to remove their pulp. A small percentage of the material is used in products such as fertilizer and cow feed.
The OSU work developed colorful, edible coatings and films that can be stretched over fruits, vegetables and other food products. The coatings contain antioxidants, seal in moisture and control the growth of some bacteria.
Pomace powders can also augment muffins and brownies. The powders are gluten-free, according to the school.
The pomace can also be converted into biodegradable boards that can be molded into containers, serving trays and flower pots.
Andy is the Portland Business Journal's digital managing editor, overseeing the daily digital news operation.
If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below.
Our Sponsors
SBO Dispatch
Jobs & Events
Join the new economy >>


text:
Rosetta Marie YoungOctober 31, 2013YOUNG, Rosetta Marie Thompson, 74, passed away on October 21, 2013 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Detroit Avenue. She was born in Weirton, West Virginia on April 7, 1939, to Isaac and Rosie Thompso.... No comments posted for this article.
Post a Comment |
EZToUse.com |


text:
New .NET Features for Oracle Database | |
The list below details when specific new Oracle .NET features were introduced. It does not cover bug fixes nor minor changes. The version numbers refer to the product version (e.g. ODP.NET) when the feature was introduced, not the Oracle database server nor client version number. Many of the new .NET features can be used with older database server versions. To learn more about these features, read the "What's New" section of Oracle documentation for each product. | |
ODP.NET Features Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio Features Oracle Providers for ASP.NET Features | |


text:
Distributive justice
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. (January 2014) |
Distributive justice concerns the nature of a socially just allocation of goods in a society. A society in which incidental inequalities in outcome do not arise would be considered a society guided by the principles of distributive justice. The concept includes the available quantities of goods, the process by which goods are to be distributed, and the resulting allocation of the goods to the members of the society.
Often contrasted with just process, which is concerned with the administration of law, distributive justice concentrates on outcomes. This subject has been given considerable attention in philosophy and the social sciences.
In social psychology, distributive justice is defined as perceived fairness of how rewards and costs are shared by (distributed across) group members.[1] For example, when workers of the same job are paid different salaries, group members may feel that distributive justice has not occurred.
To determine whether distributive justice has taken place, individuals often turn to the distributive norms of their group.[1] A norm is the standard of behaviour that is required, desired, or designated as normal within a particular group.[2] If rewards and costs are allocated according to the designated distributive norms of the group, distributive justice has occurred.[3]
Types of distributive norms[edit]
Five types of distributive norm are defined by Forsyth:[who?][1]
- Equity: Members' outcomes should be based upon their inputs. Therefore, an individual who has invested a large amount of input (e.g. time, money, energy) should receive more from the group than someone who has contributed very little. Members of large groups prefer to base allocations of rewards and costs on equity.
- Equality: Regardless of their inputs, all group members should be given an equal share of the rewards/costs. Equality supports that someone who contributes 20% of the group's resources should receive as much as someone who contributes 60%.
- Power: Those with more authority, status, or control over the group should receive more than those in lower level positions.
- Need: Those in greatest needs should be provided with resources needed to meet those needs. These individuals should be given more resources than those who already possess them, regardless of their input.
- Responsibility: Group members who have the most should share their resources with those who have less.
In organizations[edit]
This section has an unclear citation style. (August 2014) |
In the context of organizational justice, distributive justice is conceptualized as fairness associated with outcomes decisions and distribution of resources. The outcomes or resources distributed may be tangible (e.g., pay) as well as intangible (e.g., praise). Perceptions of distributive justice can be fostered when outcomes are perceived to be equally applied (Adams, 1965).
Distributive justice affects performance when efficiency and productivity are involved (Cohen-Charash & Spector, 2001). Improving perceptions of justice increases performance (Karriker & Williams, 2009). Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) are employee actions in support of the organization that are outside the scope of their job description. Such behaviors depend on the degree to which an organization is perceived to be distributively just (Cohen-Charash & Spector, 2001; Karriker & Williams, 2009). As organizational actions and decisions are perceived as more just, employees are more likely to engage in OCBs. Perceptions of distributive justice are also strongly related also to the withdrawal of employees from the organization (Cohen-Charash & Spector, 2001).
Distributive justice and wealth[edit]
Distributive justice considers whether the distribution of goods among the members of society at a given time is subjectively acceptable.
Not all advocates of consequentialist theories are concerned with an equitable society. What unites them is the mutual interest in achieving the best possible results or, in terms of the example above, the best possible distribution of wealth.
In policy positions[edit]
Distributive justice theory argues that societies have a duty to individuals in need and that all individuals have a duty to help others in need. Proponents of distributive justice link it to human rights.
Many governments are known for dealing with issues of distributive justice, especially countries with ethnic tensions and geographically distinctive minorities. Post-apartheid South Africa is an example of a country that deals with issues of re-allocating resources with respect to the distributive justice framework.
See also[edit]
- Constitutional economics
- Distribution (economics)
- Extended sympathy
- Injustice
- Interactional justice
- Justice (economics)
- Redistributive justice
- Restorative justice
- Retributive justice
- Rule According to Higher Law
- Rule of law
- Teaching for social justice
- Transformative justice
- Utilitarianism and/or Consequentialism
- ^ a b c Forsyth, D. R. (2006). Conflict. In Forsyth, D. R. , Group Dynamics (5th Ed.) (P. 388 - 389) Belmont: CA, Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
- ^ Farlex (2013) Norm. Farlex clipart collection. Retrieved March 13, 2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/norm
- ^ Deutsch, M. (1975). Equity, equality, and need: What determines which value will be used as the basis of distributive justice?. Journal of Social Issues, 31, 137–149.
- Cohen-Charash, Y., & Spector, P.E. (2001). The role of justice in organizations: A meta-analysis. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 86, 278–321.
- Phelps, Edmund S. (1987): "Distributive justice," The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, v. 1, pp. 886–88.
- Karriker, J.H.; Williams M.L. (2009). "Organizational Justice and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Mediated Multifoci Model". Journal of Management 35, 112.
- Konow, James (2003): "Which is the fairest one of all?: A positive analysis of justice theories", Journal of Economic Literature, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 1188–1239. [1]
- Laczniak, Gene R.; Murphy, Patrick E. (2008): "Distributive Justice: Pressing Questions, Emerging Directions, and the Promise of Rawlsian Analysis", Journal of Macromarketing; Mar2008, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p5–11, 7p, 1 diagram.
- "Principle of Distributive Justice", Ascension Health. 28 Feb 2009
- Maiese, Michelle. "The Notion of Fair Distribution" Beyond Intractability. June 2003.
Further reading[edit]
- Hegtvedt, Karen A.; Markovsky, Barry (1995), "Justice and Injustice", in Cook, Karen S.; Fine, Gary Alan; House, James S., Sociological Perspectives on Social Psychology (1 ed.), Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon (published 1994), pp. 257–280, ISBN 0-205-13716-4
- Leventhal, Gerald S.; Karuza, Jurgis Jr.; Fry, William R. (1980), "Beyond Fairness: A Theory of Allocation Preferences", in Mikula, Gerald, Justice and Social Interaction: Experimental and Theoretical Contributions from Psychological Research, New York City, NY: Plenum, pp. 167–218, ISBN 3-456-80787-2
- Thomas Bullemore (2013): "Justicia Distributiva y Riesgos", "Academia.edu", URL = <https://www.academia.edu/7153848/Justicia_Distributiva_y_Riesgos>.
External links[edit]
- Distributive Justice entry in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Distributive Justice on The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy


text:
Saw this great article (http://www.windowscentral.com/nokia-...exclusive-apps) and it's worth discussion. Actually I'm pissed about what Nokia is doing. Is it by force to use a Nokia device?? If I dont, why I'm I being punnised for it by not getting some good apps?
Nokia has made moves to gain some big titles (and leverage) for their hardware. Who does it hurt? Who does it benefit and is it a good thing? I say a BIG NO, it's not a good thing. Good for Nokia but not for the OS (Windows Phone)
The real deal is, Nokias strategy to get these apps and games on their hardware will definetely hurt Windows Phone and I can see Nokia's Version of Windows Phone coming out real soon and it aint good.
Pissed this morning, Always Nokia, Nokia, Nokia all ove the news with exclusive good apps.....WTF :mad: -
It must Nokia cost many millions of dollars to build and support those apps. Such things are expensive, man, and that's the main reason companies like HTC don't do the same (except for some so-so apps like notes and such).
I can see why you would like Nokia to spend those millions and then give those apps for free to all WP7 users, also HTC users like you, but I would not like Nokia to do so. Why? Because making such gifts to competitors is an excellent way for a company to bankrupt itself, and I don't think Nokia going broke could be in any way good for WP7.
If you ask me, you should direct the energy of your anger towards HTC and say to them if they do not deliver something comparable you jump ship real quick and land in Nokia's arms. - 05-09-2012, 06:40 AM #3
its working already for Nokia because your pissed you bought a phone from a manufacture who doesn't care about promoting the OS, when they could of.
If you don't want to use Nokia, then wait for the Apps.
Once the market has grown, more developers will show up and develop for all.
Till then i am supporting a manufacture who actually cares.
My parting words, if it wasn't for Nokia, you think other manufacture would push companies like PayPal to make an app on WP7? Other manufacture had over 2 years. - 05-09-2012, 06:57 AM #4
The truth is, I am getting what I need from this platform now. If Nokia entices developers to bring more value to the platform, it will be good in the long run. Do I like exclusive agreements? No! But if it brings a good result in the end I will live through it.
Sent from my PI86100 using Board Express - 05-09-2012, 07:17 AM #5
Last edited by jalb; 05-09-2012 at 07:58 AM.
lol what a silly comment because what Nokia is doing is bringing apps to WP7 faster. If Market share for WP grows the most critical apps will be in the marketplace and Developers wouldn't feel the need to do the exclusive route since they want a larger market.
Iphone apps. Sure it has 1 billion, zillion apps, but how many of them are freaking clones of each other.
WP just needs the core apps that are commonly used (like paypal, pandoria, etc), with Nokia we are getting closer. - 05-09-2012, 08:25 AM #7
I think that it is good that Nokia is making these deals. It will be good un the long run as the apps will be available over time. Nokia deserves to have some benefit for doing the deals and spending the time/money.
I can understand why others would be upset not to get the apps right away. But like what has been mentioned take that frustration to your manufacturer to get deals done.
Sent from my Lumia 710 using Board Express - 05-09-2012, 08:45 AM #8
Yes. No matter what how they try to turn it on the main page. Yes they are. Sad that people have try and twist words to make it seems like they are not.
Goodbye Dooley! You will NOT be missed!:@
Bring back the WeeeeeBeeeeaaarrrr - 05-09-2012, 08:47 AM #10Goodbye Dooley! You will NOT be missed!:@
Bring back the WeeeeeBeeeeaaarrrr - 05-09-2012, 08:56 AM #11
The Nokia apps are a good thing. You may not see it but it's true. You should be pissed at HTC or Samsung for not doing the same...or at least going in on a deal with Nokia. And there is no "fragmentation". The OS hasn't changed. Developers aren't hindered in writing an app for your phones because of this.
And I don't blame Microsoft. Apparently they must have found some reason they couldn't sponsor these apps for all phones. So instead they have Nokia(who basically needs MS at this point) premote their own hardwarem providing them an opportunity to build their brand reputation and stature. Microsoft keeps their hands out in order to not show favoritism and **** of Samsung and HTC.
And most of these apps will surely hit all phones in 6 months. You might not have even get them in 6 months if it wasn't for the Nokia deal.-Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ejb222 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejb222/ - 05-09-2012, 09:00 AM #12
Exactly. I keep seeing people saying that, "Well Nokia is spending all this money to get these apps, they should get the reward!"
MS should be the one getting these apps, not Nokia. They dumped a truckload of cash on Nokia, so it's basically their money. I have a hard time believing that MS needed Nokia to get these deals done. That's my main issue with this. -
- 05-09-2012, 09:07 AM #14Goodbye Dooley! You will NOT be missed!:@
Bring back the WeeeeeBeeeeaaarrrr - 05-09-2012, 09:10 AM #15
I wouldn't call the Nokia apps "fragmentation". That implies there is an inherent/technical reason why the apps couldn't run on competitors smartphones. There isn't.
Windows 8- 6 month timeframe from now. It may not sell phones. But I guarantee you, folks will be buying a tablet/slate with Windows 8. I and 20 other coworkers are getting it the 1st month its released (just need to see specs from all the different manufacturers). By than, you will no longer see exclusivity of apps because developers will have a bigger market.
It seems to me that Nokia is adopting sort of a hybrid model similar to what Amazon did with android tablets with its Kindle Fire. It has its own selection of apps you can get from Amazon's app store. Those same apps are in googles market too and many are cross platform.
Terrible idea for MS. A consumer walks in ready to renew or sign a new contract and here's the break down:
Iphone - yes, you can use that app
Android - yes, any of these phones can use that app.
Windows Phone - well, you can only use that app on that 1 phone...but hey, after a year, you'll be able to use it!
The Lumia 900 reviews on the ATT website aren't that great. Compared to other Windows Phones, it's only ahead of the refurbished Focus Flash. Otherwise, it's tied with the Focus Flash and behind the Titan, Focus S, and Titan II. - 05-09-2012, 09:36 AM #19
I dont think it will HURT the OS.
like Daniel said , it might hurt our feelings but the fact that WP is only holding 2% of mobile shares, it cant hurt us that much.
if the OS was a HUGE hit with like 50% of the worlds mobile shares , then having 50% of the world pissed off , then yes that would hurt! lol. now your gona hurt the feeling of 2 out of 1000000 clients .... not a big deal.
I my self am a HUGE Samsung FAN , I love their products and I really wana stay with them for future WP. sure im PISSED OFF for not getting the best apps but its not the end of the world. its not gona stop ME from buying the next WP (Samsung) so missing 2 ,3 games that I would FINISH in 2-3 dayz any ways!! .. NOT gona cry or lose sleep over it!
most of the exclusive apps are not deal breakers any ways or will have 3rparty DEV making similar apps.
on a other Note,
with NOKIA doing this , they are actually GRABBING big names(devs) and big games witch if anything will just HELP WP in the long run, not to mention im PRETTY SURE that ALL exclusive games/apps on NOKIA will be timed based! meaning , we will get them at some point in time ( I hope )If your looking for Information, be sure to check out: WindowsPhone: Getting started!
If one of our Members helps you, be sure to THANK him or her!
Funny that no one was beating down LG last year when they introduced exclusive apps, including; Augmented Reality and an "unmatched to date", Voice to Text/EMail app. And I believe HTC still has an exclusive on a flashlight app that uses the camera flash. Nokia mapping apps come from NAVTEC, so that was already their property.
Regarding exclusive arrangements with some big names, guess you can't please some people no matter what. First is was, WP won't catch on till they get these popular apps. Now it's WP won't catch on because Nokia has an exclusive on these popular apps. Here's an idea. Buy a Nokia and stop your bellyaching.
Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board ExpressNokia Lumia 900 - OS: 7.10.8112.7 - Firmware: 2175.1002.8112.12084
HTC Surround - OS: 7.10.8107.79 - Firmware: 2250.21.40500.502 - 05-09-2012, 09:48 AM #21
Yep, terrible idea. Lets put a stop to this and go back to the status quo of not having these apps released at all for WP and OEM's like HTC and Samsung releasing phones and not doing anything to promote them while they promote their android devices.
Lets ignore the fact that only a handful are actually exclusive to Nokia and only for a set time period. Lets convieniently forget that Nokia is also providing their mapping services, operator contacts and other benefits to MS and are not just being paid blindly by MS.
Yep, lets just wait for HTC and Samsung to jump in and fully support the platform and provide their exclusive services like Beats and Chaton. Lets just sit back and pray that WP somehow takes off like we've been doing since it was launched in October 2010 with no support from the launch OEM's. Yes, then its all going to work out for WP....:rolleyes:Thanked by: - 05-09-2012, 09:52 AM #22
they all have exclusive apps LOL! Samsung too , each OEM has its own little *side*marketplace .
i think its cause NOKIA actualy has excluse apps that are actually GOOD! LMAO aside from Samsung's Rubik's Cub! lol. yay exclusive Rubik's Cube . HAHA
at lease the APPS are goign to a TOP END Wp and not the low end Wps..If your looking for Information, be sure to check out: WindowsPhone: Getting started!
If one of our Members helps you, be sure to THANK him or her!
I wasn't complaining about LG because I think the OEMs should be allowed to have the rights to their own software that they produce. My problem begins when they start doing this with other brands and apps that they don't own or produce themselves.
This goes against one of the original strengths of WP, that you get to choose your hardware but still have the same software experience. Besides, please tell me where I can buy a Nokia for Verizon. - 05-09-2012, 10:08 AM #24
Excellent comments so far but I still don't think it's fair for people to benefit more than others on the same OS. In the Android world, I think it's about OS customizations and not apps benefits. All apps are acquired by everyone, the only difference being your customizations and experience.
Secondly, I know some HTC and MS workers will see this post, after all they are here with us under disguise ;-)
Sent from my HTC HD7 using Board Express - 05-09-2012, 10:21 AM #25
Everyone benefits eventually, just that Nokia users benefit sooner. Here is the list of apps and only 4 are timed exclusives, the rest will be available for all WP users.
CTIA 2012: Nokia announces new exclusive Lumia Windows Phone apps | ZDNet
Have to ask why people are moaning when Nokia is obviously doing the best they can for the platform as well as themselves. People should stop and think, what state WP would be in if it was left to HTC, Samsung and the rest? Almost to a man they have stated they wont be releasing any new WP devices till the end of the year, yet here is Nokia creating buzz and getting mindshare for the platform. How is that bad? Does the inaction of the other OEM's benefit the platform? Yet all some can see is what they are not getting. Typical. -


text:
Login or Register to start saving your favorite products to your profile
Black on White
Black on White
SKU: Mood MC 12000
Dimensions: 27 inches X 9 yds
Price: $84.50
Ordering Tips
- Colors displayed online may vary slightly from the actual product. Please order a sample if color is crucial
More like this!
Silver and White "Equus"$84.50
Purple Damask on Black$84.50
- Good Lightfastness
- Strippable
- Acrylic Coated
- Screen Printed
- Washable
- Pre-trimmed


text:
Encyclopedia of Criminological TheoryPub. date: 2010 | Online Pub. Date: November 23, 2010 | DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412959193 | Print ISBN: 9781412959186 | Online ISBN: 9781412959193 | Publisher:SAGE Publications, Inc.
About this encyclopediaBurgess, Robert L., and Ronald L. Akers: Differential Association-Reinforcement Theory
John K. Cochran
Robert L. Burgess and Ronald L. Akers collaborated in 1966 to reformulate Edwin H. Sutherland's differential association theory of criminal behavior in an effort to make the theory more amenable to empirical testing by making its key theoretical concepts open to measurement. They did so by integrating the basic elements of operant conditioning with Sutherland's nine theoretical propositions. The product of this theoretical integration, differential association-reinforcement theory, attempted to explicitly specify the learning process and mechanisms only implied by Sutherland. This integration converted the nine theoretical propositions from Sutherland's theory into seven propositions. At the time of Burgess and Akers's reformulation, Sutherland's differential association theory had remained relatively unchanged. In Sutherland's last reformulation of his theory of differential association in 1947, he rephrased it to explicitly state that criminal behavior is learned, but no theoretical elaboration or specification of the learning process was provided. Thus, Sutherland's differential association theory, explicitly ...
Users without subscription are not able to see the full content on this title. Please, subscribe or login to access all content on this website.


text:
Advanced Search
Browse by Discipline
Scientific Societies
E-print Alerts
Add E-prints
Summary: 935 19 Inventory Theory "Sorry, we're out of that item." How often have you heard that during shopping trips? In many of these cases, what you have encountered are stores that aren't doing a very good job of managing their inventories (stocks of goods being held for future use or sale). They aren't placing orders to replenish inventories soon enough to avoid shortages. These stores could benefit from the kinds of techniques of scientific inventory management that are described in this chapter. It isn't just retail stores that must manage inventories. In fact, inventories pervade the business world. Maintaining inventories is necessary for any company dealing with physical products, including manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. For example, manufacturers need inventories of the materials required to make their products. They also need inventories of the finished products awaiting shipment. Similarly, both whole- salers and retailers need to maintain inventories of goods to be available for purchase by customers. The total value of all inventory--including finished goods, partially finished goods, and raw materials--in the United States is more than a trillion dollars. This is more than $4,000 each for every man, woman, and child in the country. The costs associated with storing ("carrying") inventory are also very large, perhaps
Source: Andreani, Roberto - Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computaçăo Científica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Collections: Mathematics


text:
Current trends and future prospects of biotechnological interventions through tissue culture in apple. | |
MedLine Citation:
PMID: 20697717 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.), which is a widely cultivated, important economic fruit crop with nutritive and medicinal importance, has emerged as a model horticultural crop in this post-genomic era. Apple cultivation is heavily dependent on climatic condition and is susceptible to several diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, insects, etc. Extensive research work has been carried out to standardize tissue culture protocols and utilize them in apple improvement. We review the in vitro shoot multiplication, rooting, transformation and regeneration methodologies in apple and tabulate various such protocols for easy reference. The utility and limitation of transgenesis in apple improvement have also been summarized. The concepts of marker-free plants, use of non-antibiotic resistance selectable markers, and cisgenic and intragenic approaches are highlighted. Furthermore, the limitations, current trends and future prospects of tissue culture-mediated biotechnological interventions in apple improvement are discussed. |
Shammi Bhatti; Gopaljee Jha |
Related Documents
11488457 - Production of withaferin a in shoot cultures of withania somnifera. 6761447 - Advances in pesticide metabolite identification through the use of plant tissue cultures. 16889377 - In vivo 15n-enrichment of metabolites in suspension cultured cells and its application ... 23065627 - In vitro electroretinogram for the study of the functionality of differentiated retinal... 12514247 - Biosynthesis of sterols and triterpenes in cell suspension cultures of uncaria tomentosa. 15221077 - Lipoplex-mediated delivery of nucleic acids: factors affecting in vivo transfection. |
Publication Detail:
Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review Date: 2010-08-10 |
Journal Detail:
Title: Plant cell reports Volume: 29 ISSN: 1432-203X ISO Abbreviation: Plant Cell Rep. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
Created Date: 2010-10-18 Completed Date: 2011-01-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID: 9880970 Medline TA: Plant Cell Rep Country: Germany |
Other Details:
Languages: eng Pagination: 1215-25 Citation Subset: IM |
Biotechnology Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India. |
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
MeSH Terms | |
methods Biotechnology / methods* Crops, Agricultural / growth & development Culture Media Malus / genetics, growth & development* Plant Diseases / prevention & control Plants, Genetically Modified / growth & development Tissue Culture Techniques* |
Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Culture Media |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: TORC1 kinase and the S-phase cyclin Clb5 collaborate to promote mitotic spindle assembly and DNA rep...
Next Document: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and neurological features: a review.


text:
Results tagged ' Eric Hinske '
Who's On First?
I was entranced the first time I saw the comedic team of Abbott and Costello perform this routine on our family television console one Sunday afternoon. I was mesmerized by the ingenious wordplay by the duo to the point of repeating it so often the following week in school I got a isolated seat in the library by myself to perfect my comedic nuance.
That same hilarious routine comes to mind so vividly for me now with the Tampa Bay Rays current conundrum at their first bag position. Scanning the players listed on the Rays current 40-man roster, it is quickly evident that none of them has seen ample time at First Base to breathe any confidence that the team has answer so far in their quest for a secure and reliable player on the first base corner.
Last season's inspiration Casey Kotchman is a free agent, possibly speaking in confidence with the Rays, but also entertaining other offers, situation and pondering his own 2012 M L B existence. You would have thought it a no-brainier to try and sign "The Magic of Kotch" to a multi-year contract, but so far the homegrown baseball prospect has been mute and silent on any transactions.
Dan Johnson, the Rays 2011 Opening Day First Baseman refused his re-assignment to the minor league and has set his sights on other M L B venues as a possible home for 2012. There is still a hint of a Rays reunion, but that would come at a significant salary reduction again for Johnson who seemed lost early on in the 2012 season before coming back and putting some late September magic onto his resume.
Leslie Anderson, the Cuban baseball reject at First Base played with a bit more consistency for the Triple-A Durham Bulls in 2012, but is his advancement been enough to warrant more than a Spring Training invite and a outside chance of securing a roster spot. This is a position on this team that is in dire transition, a black hole that has to be filled first, then the other cogs will fall into place.
For the Rays defensive existence relies on a solid guy with a ever expanding spider web glove at this spot. He makes Evan Longoria look better, converts the ill-thought out throws of Reid Brignac, and is the key end point of any double play consideration. This position has to be the Rays priority one this off season, or 2012 will be a step backwards akin to the 2009 season.
Where is that definite piece of the puzzle the Rays have found in the past with great 1B names like Fred McGriff, Travis Lee, Tino Martinez and even Carlos Pena. This team can not feasibly afford the bevy of current First Basemen seeking salaries for 2012. The Albert Pujols and Price Fielders' of the MLB will not accept a price slashing Rays payment slip as their productive years reach their summit.
Even a established young player like current Cincinnati Red First Baseman Joey Votto might come with a price the Rays would balk at paying for a productive bat with ample defensive skills. Some say a run at Votto will cost them at least a duo of pitching prospects and possible a catcher. But in this regard the Rays do have a quickly approaching pitching surplus problem, but is possibly taking on Votto's 9.5 million dollar contract could possibly eat into a huge chunk of the Rays other "wish list" this off season.
Then there is the attractive but expensive option of the Rays flirting with the possibility of bringing on ex-Yankee C/1B Jose Posada as a short term solution with an eye on his trade deadline value and bat being a easy positive for the Rays. Posada is actually the only Yankee since Bernie Williams I could respect and see as a member of the Rays.
Posada is a true competitor, and walked a thin line in the Bronx in 2012 knowing his diminished skill behind the plate, plus a multi millionaire in front of him (Mark Texiera) prohibited him from getting more than a sampling of his skills at First Base last season. The only huge bind in this logic is the fact Posada made $ 13.1 million, or 1/3rd of the Rays 2011 total payroll. This fact by itself might eliminate
Posada's name immediately considering the Rays will possibly be slicing even a bit more off their payroll to begin 2012 with an eye on a late July addition if they are within sight of a Wild Card or better post season berth.
The Rays in-house options currently within their farm system besides Anderson is limited to Double-A Montgomery Biscuit duo Henry Wrigley and Matt Sweeney. The problem here is both have not ventured past that Double-A plateau yet, and their addition besides a possible Spring invite would be suggestive at best. The Rays have a deep farm system but not currently at this vital cog in their defensive machine. The answer might be an internal transition for the Rays to save money plus utilize their current players sequencing them into roles that build upon Rays Manager Joe Maddon's 2011 mantra of "Find Another Way".
Should the Rays implore current diamond journeyman Ben Zobrist or even Sean Rodriguez or Elliot Johnson to do a bit of off season prep at First Base. Possibly getting reps and game action in a Winter League, or maybe sending them to an isolated camp site to work on it in private and then introduce their transition as a "team united" surprise come Spring?
The following few weeks should be interesting as the Hot Stove season begins to simmer and choices begin to be eliminated from the First Base list. This is a key off season position for the Rays to secure an ample and reliable player who can be a catalyst for this young team. Be it a young player or possibly a grizzly vet, this first base bag has to have solidarity and consistency both in their defense and their bat to be a great addition to this team.
Pujols is not an option, Prince would not get the royal treatment in Tampa Bay. Votto might be established enough to warrant the player fodder needed for a trade, but will the Rays commit a huge chunk to solidify one position? Anderson, Wrigley and Sweeney might not be viable options, but could be future consideration, possibly in 2013 or 2014.
If the Rays want to save their funds for other player options, then a Zobrist, Johnson transformation might be in line with the Rays fiscal reality. Zobrist will make $ 4.5 million plus a possible $500,000 assignment bonus. His rising salaries will institute him into new roles, or define him in 2012. Johnson will be a meager salary option, but with his limited time at this side of the diamond, is it worth the gamble and possible implosion?
I still remember watching Bud Abbott clutching his baseball cap in his mouth in utter confusion and dismay at the swirling names of the players on the field during that routine, but it all comes down to that ultimate question still pondered by the Rays this off season, "Who's on First?"
Hellboy Might Need a Handyman
I can imagine that Tampa Bay Rays rookie Jeremy Hellickson will have a special carpentry project to complete in the near future. I can definitely imagine a particular DIY (do-it-yourself) project to be penciled in bold letters on the Hellboy's off-season "Honey-Do" list.
I can visualize him now peering over expansive pile of timber with the same intensity and commitment he showed 29 times during 2011 as he took the mound. Bet he is even wearing a Rays game day cap on his head, with a pencil fashioned behind his ear. Just like sheriff Brody needed a "Bigger boat", Hellboy is definitely going to be in the market for a trophy case addition soon.
Recently Tampa Bay Rays rookie starter Jeremy Hellickson got the fantastic news back home in Des Moines, Iowa that he had been selected as the 2011 Baseball America M L B Rookie of the Year. Joining the ranks of Baseball America past R O Y winners such as Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols (2001), Diamondbacks SP Brandon Webb (2003), Tigers SP Justin Verlander (2006), Brewers OF Ryan Braun (2007), Tigers, Cubs C Geovany Soto (2008) and Giants C Buster Posey (2010).
Major League Baseball and the Baseball Writers Association of America (B B W A A) will not officially announce their respective National League or American League Rookie of the Year Award winners until November 14th but history is definitely tilted Hellboy's way as 8 out of the last 11 M L B seasons, the Baseball America R O Y selection also heard his name announced as their respective league's R O Y award winner in mid-November.
Hellboy also ended the National League's 4-year grip on the award and Hellickson became not only the first pitcher to stake claim to the award, but also the first American League player to win the honor since Detroit Tigers rookie SP Justin Verlander back in 2006. This same Baseball America MLB Rookie of the Year honor eluded former Rays standouts Rocco Baldelli, Carl Crawford, Joe Kennedy, Rolando Arroyo, plus current stars 3B Evan Longoria and SP David Price. Interesting enough, former Rays 3B/DH Eric Hinske (2002) and SP Hideo Nomo (1995) won the same award, but not as Rays.
Amazing that Hellickson in his first full MLB season posted a .210 opponents batting average, which ranked 3rd in the MLB behind possible Cy Young candidates Verlander and Los Angeles Dodger hurler Clayton Kershaw. Didn't hurt that the young Rays starter saved his best for later in the 2011 season as Hellboy bolstered a 2.64 ERA from the All-Star break to the end of the 2011 season, plus garnered a coveted American League Divisional Series pitching assignment.
Hellickson is definitely another reason to feel optimistic coming into the Spring of 2012 when he will not only have another year under his belt, but possibly possess even a few more tweaks to his pitching arsenal. With that in mind, maybe there should be a tweak to Hellickson's DIY project plans, possibly re-configuring his carpentry plans to include an addition to his home. Got a feeling this is the first wave of many shiny pieces of MLB acknowledgment that Hellboy will receive in his career.
If you need help Jeremy, I am pretty good with a tape measure and a circular saw.
Sunday Rewind: "Open Letter to Andrew Friedman"
Sunday Rewind:
The following entry was a copy of a letter I sent to Tampa Bay Rays Vice-President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman on August 12, 2008. It was an open letter to him after some concerns following the recent injury bug that has plaqued the Rays.
To: Rays Vice-President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman
Being a long time Season Ticket holder and fan of the Rays, I thought I might write you concerning my views on the recent injury situations hitting the club at this important point in our season. I hope this letter shows some insight into the thoughts and ideals that we, as vital Rays clogs in the machine, the fans, hopefully to see fulfilled as we fight for our October destiny.
On the subject of irrational roster moves or acquiring part-time players.
Please do not feel like you need to make a monster roster move or trade to suppliment the injuries suffered by All-Star leftfielder Carl Crawford. I think we have enough back-up experience in both Justin Ruggiano, Eric Hinske, Gabe Gross, and Rocco Baldelli to feel secure in our 15 days (hopefully) that Crawford will be out of the lineup.
By not sinking to a lower level and thinking about signing Barry Bonds to a contract, you are keeping the clubhouse chemistry alive and not tampering with the team's destiny or fate. the overall feeling in the Rays clubhouse right now is that they can overcome this current set back and come out of it with a stronger team unity and unified purpose going into the playoff push.
The team chemistry on this Rays squad is at its highest point in the Rays history. I have never seen the Bullpen and the bench players root for their teammates as much as they have this season. The Rays seem to be more in tune with the entire team concept this year, and they adhere to it's unwritten rules and conduct.
This squad oozes confidence and positive karma into the media like a stream down a mountain side. It would be a disaster to try and re-construct the team for a short haul and ruin this great team dynamic. It is rare that you have 25 players,and a coaching staff all feeling the same vibe at the same time.
There is no one with an inflated ego on this team that feels they are above the group, and the team has done great in keeping that in line this year if someone has gotten a bit "lofty" in their words.
You have made great pitching decisions this year in giving Edwin Jackson a fair chance in the rotation, and he has rewarded you with career highs in wins and a lower ERA.You made a unpopular trade at the time for a shortstop and a young pitcher that made it seemed like you got low-balled on the deal.
About right now, the Twins might give you almost anything for those guys back in their fold. Matt Garza has grown, and his ceiling is only growing with every start this year. But he was not the steal of that deal by a long shot.Even though Jason Bartlett has had a injury plagued season, he has been an instant sparkplug in the Rays machine by playing excellent defense, and coming up with timely hits for the Rays this year. He has been the hidden jewel in the Rays infield, and hopefully he will shine bright for many years.
Your Season Ticketholder for Life,
Rays Renegade
Sect 138, Row C, Seat 3
Something Special seems to be Missing?
Mark O'Meara / AP
Even before the Tampa Bay Rays started their 2007 season I had a gut level reaction that we were within a few years of breaking the "losers" curse and begin a winning tradition. That season I left my job at Pepsi and was anxiously seeking a position somewhere in the Rays organization. Something within me had me thinking that this franchise was about to turn a corner, and I really wanted a front row seat to the show.
Maybe the final piece was put into place during Spring Training in 2008, when Rays starter Scott Kazmir spoke of a playoff dream for the Rays that season, and the media snickered to themselves. But what they might not have known was the level of ease and comfort this team had with each other coming into this final season of Spring Training at Rays Namoli complex in St. Petersburg.
That this team liked spending time with each other both away and at the ballpark. That veterans in the Bullpen wanted to have dinners accompanied by the entire Bullpen, not just small groups filing in when they felt like it. Small groups of leader began to emerge in the clubhouse, each with their own special flair in support of the team. Carlos Pena was the fashion plate who dressed like a million dollars and had a boat load of confidence and inner strength. Cliff Floyd was the new guy who had been to multiple playoff runs and knew what it would take to funnel this team into winners.
And then you had the odd broad-shoulder pairing of Eric Hinske and Jonny Gomes who could reduce the clubhouse into tears of laughter and showed extreme amount of emotion and passion for the game. Then you had the Rays rotation, all under 26 years of age who acted 5 years older than their birth certificates listed on any given day. From top to bottom, this team enjoyed each other not only as teammates, but as a sense of brotherhood. And that can be a powerful tool when you are molding yourself to do something you team has never done before………..Win, and win now!
And we all know how far that confidence and that slight air of arrogance got this team. How dare they trample to pecking order of the American League East and sit on top of the division for most of the season. How dare they take the mighty Red Sox Nation to 7 games, then disregard them like rag dolls on their way to the team's first World Series appearance. And all throughout this adventure was door and door being broken down by this bunch of Rays. They had changed their logos and uniforms in November 2007, and with that stripped the losing mentality along with the loss of the forest green caps.
The 2008 Rays even on the plane ride home after World Series game 5.5 were not looking forward to leaving each other yet. the bond of this squad was tight, and the general feeling was that to separate would be the end of that karma train. So as the team packed up after the trip home and had their baseball belongings sent from sea-to-shining sea, they hoped that vibe would continue for a a second shot at the title. They wanted that feeling amongst each of them to hibernate and spring to life in late February 2009, but it was never the same.
People have been trying to find multiple reasons for the wild mood swings and the odd chemistry this team seems to have in 2009. Some might say it is a little bit of the leftover World Series experience mixed with a new found respect for how hard it is to repeat in this game. But the meshing of this team out of Spring Training in 2009 did not have the same feeling to it. You could see it on the field. The powerful defense became average for some reason. The power stroke of B J Upton seemed to be stalled by surgery and unforeseen situations.
The all-mighty pitching staff, the saviors in 2008 seemed to be subdued this season. Almost in a calm serenity than in a mix of attitude and daring antics. Gone was the fire you could see in their eyes and feel in their voices. Not extinguished, but down to embers. The offense still churned to its own beat just like in 2008 finding new heroes every night or so to prop up as examples that 2009 is better than 2008. But other key components of the hitting seemed to be lagging behind and could not adjoin with the rest. This team did not have that fundamental same feeling to it. Something critical was missing.
And some would say it was a few of the fire-breathers that were no longer here like Jonny Gomes, Eric Hinske and Cliff Floyd who inspired by example, and shined through by pure energy and power. You knew that Floyd would take the "father" role and try and nurture some of the guys into becoming better more productive members of the team. Hinske you knew would be fired-up and ready for battle at any time, and he carried that same energy out on the field with him. And Gomes was the ultimate confidence guy.
If someone did something amazing, he was one of the first to see you as you came on the bench. Each of the three had a key role in the bench players, the same way Trever Miller and Dan Wheeler did with the Bullpen guys. They always discussed things, always compared notes, and dined together out on the road. You knew that even young ace Scott Kazmir and the other rotation members keyed off each other to try and post a quality start every time out. People on this team genuinely rooted for each other day in, and day out to succeed.
And this season there has seemed to be something missing from the beginning. Even when I went down to Spring Training for the first time in Port Charlotte, you felt a different vibe. Not a negative energy, just something different. Gomes, Hinske, Miller and Floyd, all left for other teams, and the incoming guys did not replace that lost energy or that instant energy levels. There was leadership in this clubhouse, and there was a sign of wanting to again reach the top of the hill, but it did not have any urgency or finality to it.
For some reason this 2009 edition of the Rays had the talents, abilities and the heart to produce a winner, but some of the classic energy and chemistry seemed to be lacking at moments. And those gaps in the system showed up from time to time. Lackluster performances without someone coming over and encouraging you. A more quiet bench than in 2008 when you never knew what would be said or visualized f
rom a distance. Plenty of times in 2008 the bench seemed alive and the 26th player on the team.
But this season that player is missing in action. Maybe he was lost in the charts and the schemes and the general "cool" vibe of the clubhouse. There is still a huge amount of fire in this team, but they have to spread the embers out again and add wood to that fire. As the losses total up the members grow darker and darker this year, with pillows of hot spots peaking out, and the general feeling of extended dread hanging over the game. And the Rays coaches might have sensed this too.
With traveling parties all dressed in black, dressed in all white and also cowboy wear it is a basic team building exercise to promote from within a pride and a energy among the team. And it has worked at times and had extended into the road trip and on into the next home stand, but the energy seems to dip down again and another action/reaction has to be pulled out of this team. Props and events like this can mold a team, but only if all of them want to mesh as one.
Rays Manager Joe Maddon, knowing the recent stress and daily barrage of expectations went with a "Ring of Fire" Johnny Cash tribute road trip. With this road trip now history and the team heading back to Tampa Bay with a 4-3 record on this trip, was it a success? Or is it going to be an ongoing theme for the rest of the season. Last year the rally cry fell under the guise of a "Rayhawk" with several players even going above and beyond the usual mode of hair.
But for some reason the black hair sported now by Maddon has been christened the 2009 version of the "Rayhawk", and again there have been a great response to the visual bonding agent, but it doesn't feel the same. This team is a little more laid-back than the 2008 version, both in personalities and in outward bursts of energy. Maybe it is time for each of these guys to dig deep and know that for the Rays to again taste that Mumm's champagne, they all have to crank it up a few notches and leave it all on the field.
I know I do not have a solid answer for this decline in energy and outward excitement. I wish I had the perfect solution, because I would march into the Rays offices with the answer. I would proudly ask to speak with Maddon and present this gift with nothing in return. Some times it is the simple things that get us the most confused. Maybe all the expectations and promises have clouded the goal. Something missing this year has been a long winning streak, a true defining moment that separates this club from all the others in the MLB.
We have all seem the signs at different times this season. Players have shown us that even the "Team Meetings" at home plate after Walk-off wins seem more subdued compared to 2008. I know it is not a case of "Been there, done that!", but it could be a symptom of the problem. Maybe something as simple as playing like you are 10-years old again and remembering the fun will shakes the cobwebs and give the Rays back their mojo.
Like I said, if I had the right answer, I would bottle it and sell it to everyone else, but the Rays could have it for FREE. For I want to again see the smiles nightly on their faces for no reasons. See the bubble gum bubbles on top of players caps. I want to see the sunflower seed competitions between the Bullpen guys again. Maybe it is just wishing for the past, maybe it is hoping for the future, maybe it is just about something as simple as having fun playing a kids game again.
Who will get the Rays first Cycle?
I thought for about three innings and came up with a list of three guys I truly thought had a chance to hit that magical segment of a single, double, triple and then a homer. I came up with the trio of Dave Martinez (who got the Rays first hit ever), Quentin McCracken and Miguel Cairo.
But what is so amazing is that we have played 1,845 games as a franchise and we still have not had any player hit for that elusive prize. I mean we have had plenty come close, including 5 in 2008, but no one has gotten to that golden moment yet for the Rays. So it kind of caught me by surprise last night after the game checking out the box score and seeing that both Ben Zobrist and Gabe Kapler only missed the magical moment by not getting a double in last night's 12-4 Rays victory.
What was truly amazing to me is that both guys had the worst part of the cycle out of the way by the start of the 7th inning with Kapler getting the early nod by getting both his triple and home run by the end of the third inning. Another outstanding statistic is that Zobrist and Kapler each got hit in the same inning three times in that contest.
They started their scoring in the top of the second inning when Zobrist got on with a infield single to third, then Kapler scored Zobrist on his triple to deep left-centerfield. The in the top of the third inning, Zobrist hit the first pitch he sees for a triple to deep centerfield to lead-off the inning. Kapler then comes up and homers to leftfield to again score Zobrist in the game.
Then again in the seventh inning, Zobrist comes up with two outs and hits a 2-1 pitch out of the ballpark in leftfield. Kapler then comes up and get a single to rightfield. Zobrist had another chance to get his cycle, but he hit a ball back to Rockies reliever Matt Daley that he easy converted for the third out of the inning. The night was a huge explosion for the entire Rays offense as they won their sixth game in a row and ended the Rockies own 11-game winning streak.
But was last night's attempt by two Rays players a good indicator of the type of offense this team can post at anytime in 2009. Gabe Kapler is currently on a 4-game home run and RBI streak, plus he has gone 7 for 11, with 10 RBI in his last four games. Could we finally be seeing the hitter the Rays envisioned when they signed Kapler on January 12, 2009. Then you have Zobrist, who has emerged as the Rays secret weapon after injuries have made the club utilize him everyday instead of as a platoon or late inning replacement/pinch-hitter.
David Zalubowski / AP
Zobrist has also been on quite a tear recently going hitless in only two of his last ten games. He has gone 14 for 35 (.400) with 4 homers and 7 RBI, but it is his 14 runs scored that have been the biggest indicator of his surge for the Rays. He has also walked 7 times in those 10 games and stolen 2 bases to become an all-around player for the team. And this is not the first time in 2009 that Zobrist has gotten near the cycle.
And to just show how explosive the entire team can be this year, including last night, the Rays have had 11 players just this season who have had chances to get the cycle for the Rays. Starting with Evan Longoria on April 9th needing just a triple to complete his during the Rays 4-3 win in Fenway Park. Longoria again almost got the cycle in another game against the Red Sox on April 30th at Tropicana Field during a 13-0 win over the Red Sox. He missed with only a triple again. But he was not the only Rays to have a shot at the cycle that day. Back-up catcher Miguel Hernandez had a career day going 4 for 5 and also missed the cycle with a triple that day.
In a 7-3 loss to the Red Sox in their second trip to Fenway on May 8th, the usual suspect for the cycle, Carl Crawford only missed with a home run from getting the feat. He did have a ball bounce into the stands in deep centerfield that could have been a close inside-the-park home run if it had not gone into the stands. Then on May 15th with the Cleveland Indians at home, B J Upton had a chance to put his mark on Rays history, but also missed out with a triple. Two days later Jason Bartlett got a chance at the mark, but he too came up short needing a home run to complete the feat.
Then someone you would not expect, Gabe Gross who has seen limited duty this year as a platoon member in rightfield got a chance to set the mark on May 22nd in the Rays 15-2 win over the Florida Marlins. Gross also missed the mark with only getting a single, double and a homer in the game. And so far in June, the Rays have had four players now who have attempted to get a cycle for the squad. Before last night's heroics, Matt Joyce, who was only up for a limited time also had a chance for a cycle on June 2nd in a 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Joyce also came up a triple short of getting the first cycle in Rays history.
But the wildest part of it all is that Zobrist now has had two chances, just in June 2009 to get a cycle. Besides last night's attempt, he had another on June 7th in Yankee Stadium against the New York Yankees, but he again fell just a double short of the cycle. What is even more amazing is that he has now had three chances since September 27, 2008 to get the Rays cycle record. On the September 27th game against the Detroit Tigers in Comerica Park, Zobrist again came up short, but this time he could not get a triple to complete the cycle.
The Rays have had a chance 11 times in 2009. For the entire 2008 season they only had 5 players even get close to trying for a shot at Rays history. It began with the Disney World series when the Rays took on the Toronto Blue Jays on April 22nd. Ex-Rays bat boy Jesse Litsch was on the mound and Eric Hinske hit three extra-base hits to fall only a single short of the cycle for the Rays. In that contest, in the only other at bat for Hinske in the game, he struck out swinging to end his quest in the eighth inning. One of the guys you might least expect to have a shot at a cycle actually got pretty close in 2008. Dioner Navarro was having a great first half to the season and picked a May 8th game against the Toronto Blue Jays to try and make a claim for the cycle record.
In that game, Navarro hit a Grand Slam to win the game for the Rays in the 13th inning, but he missed the cycle by a triple that night. But the event was considered a turning point for the young Rays team, so missing the re
cord might not have been a bad thing that night. It was three months before anyone else had a shot at a cycle for the Rays when on August 2nd, Evan Longoria tried to make his mark, but he also came up a triple short in the Rays 9-3 win over the Tigers at Tropicana Field.
A wild statistic is that in the last three attempts by Rays players to hit for the cycle in 2008, they all came against the same team, the Detroit Tigers. First we had Longoria on August 2nd come up short. The next player to have a chance at Rays immortality was Upton on the same night( September 26, 2008) that the Rays clinched their first American League East title. Upton's chance at the cycle was overshadowed by the big event as he only fell a triple short of the cycle after beating out a throw for an infield single to even have a shot at the historic mark. And of course, the next day, Zobrist had his chance to also add his name to Rays history.
All in all since the beginning of the 2998 season, 16 Rays players have had a chance to finally put their name on the Rays history book as completing a cycle during a game. The Rays might have gone 0-16 in that time, but in 2008, they went 4-1 when a player was attempting to go for the record. And so far in 2009, the team has gone 8-1 when a Rays batter has been attempting to go for the cycle. And also of note, for the first time in two seasons, two player have been just short of cycles in two different games only 46 days apart.
With the Rays offense cranking on all 8 cylinders right now there will be more chances for the team to flex its muscle and give more guys chances to finally put their name into the Rays record books as the first player to hit a cycle for the Rays. I can not even guess who the first one will be anymore. Almost everyone in the lineup can have an outstanding game and transform a simple game into a historic event.
But I would not bet against Crawford and Zobrist right now, both players have the ability and the speed to finally give us an answer to that question asked back in 1998. Who do you think will get the first Rays cycle?
Repost: Rays Last Spring Game in St. Petersburg
This blog was originally written on March 28, 2008 to celebrate and commemorate the last home game of the Tampa Bay Rays at their Spring Training home for the last 11 years. This day marked the last time the Rays would play as a team at the site, and would move to the new sparkling complex in Port Charlotte in 2009. The writing style and the photos are also a sign of the changes made in the last year to my blog and the way I convey my blogs to you. So I hope you enjoy this "Blast of the past" that is a special part of the Rays history.
I am filled with both sadness and excitement on this perfect day for
baseball. I am about to see the end of an era in my hometown of St. Petersburg,
Florida. The local baseball faithful here in St. Pete., have been actively watching
and participating in M L B Spring Training games for over 80 odd years. And it all
comes to an end today. Our hometown team, the Tampa Bay Rays, will be training at the Charlotte Sports Complex in Port Charlotte, Florida starting next season.
It is sad because my grandfather,who lived within a stones throw of former
Yankees' training site, Huggins-Stengel Field, and spent many a day at the old
Busch complex off 62nd Ave. He spent many an afternoon near Cresent Lake watching Spring Training games
both there and at Waterfront Park. That my dad, who loved the game of baseball, and counted a few MLB players
as friends could not say a fond farewell to this stadium that he saw built and
watched hundreds of games there from 1947-1976.
Being a third generation baseball fan is a huge responsibility to me. It
involves my commitment, loyalty and a sense of knowing the sky will not fall
for my team. The ending of the era at Al F. Lang Field/Progress Energy
Park/Waterfront Park is special to me.
Special because I spent a lot of my youth here in the Spring and Summers.
Both watching MLB and Minor League teams leave it all out on the dirt and grass.
Watching the St. Petersburg Devilrays win a championship, and the hometown M L B
squad wrestle for wins. Special because my old job with Pepsi Cola had me at the Training complex and
at Al Lang almost every day in the Spring furnishing them with product and
watching some of these players' develop into stars. I would be on the phone
daily getting orders and securing the items for the team and its clubhouses,
both at the Ray Namoli Spring Training complex, Progress Energy Field/Al Lang Field, or Tropicana Field, just a few miles to the west of the stadium.
I have pushed,pulled and sweated in these clubhouses', under
the grandstands, and in the dark recesses of Tropicana Field. I loved
working with the Rays' and I consider them very special people in my
life. They have bestowed on me a place in their Wall of Fame for my
loyalty, and I have received numerous phone calls and smiles from the
Executive and Front Office staff when we see each other outside of the
stadium. I also hold dear a million memories that would fill a Myspace
server. From winning players "Jersey's off their backs", to winning
roundtrip airfare to Seattle for a 4 game roadtrip.
But back to today's final game.
It had all the fanfare and tradition of an Opening Day. You had the local
political forces out. Both teams' starting players were announced and stood on
their respective foul line before a barbershop quartet sang the National
Anthem. It was pomp and circumstance at it's best.
There was a special flyover by a Air Force KC-135 tanker unit that had the
sell out crowd on their feet applauding the sight.
An anticipated event that did not happen today is that Hall of Famer, Monte
Irvin was not able to attend the game. He is a proud supporter of the Rays' ,
the fans missed a rare opportunity to talk and get autographs from this great
former player. I send personal best wishes and hope for a speedy recovery to Monte, and
hope to see him at the Home Opener this year. Another item I picked up on the sly was the fact that there were no special
collectibles or items listing the "last game" on them for sale in the entire
stadium. I thought the Rays' missed a monetary gold mine here. But was informed
that the Rays' wanted to pursue this angle, but M L B vetoed the idea. They might
be afraid of a future conflict if a team ever trained here again. I can see
their point, but this stadium might be gone by that time.
You see, the Rays' had a spot out in Right Center that was the spot for the
new proposed stadium's home plate. The Rays hope that the city's faithful voters decide in a November
referendum to change the zoning for the area, or sell the stadium land to the
county for future ballpark considerations. Most of this is up in the air right now, but the Rays' new complex is already
being constructed, and there is no turning back at this time.
The game featured the third sellout game( 6,759 attended) of the season for
the Rays', and even had some odd places for fans, and creatures to watch the
last contest.
They were treated to a great contest featuring three bunts for singles, a
ground rule double over the Left Center field wall. A long towering homer, and a
odd play in Right Center by B J Upton and Eric Hinske. It saw Rays catcher Dioner
Navarro go 2-for3 with a perfect bunt single and a crushing hit to Left field. It
saw Carl Crawford hit two doubles, and Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips hit a
triple. It was great contest no matter what the score. Of course, we know that
the Rays did not win today, but it was a thrill just to be there on this
historic day.
After the game, the Rays treated the fans to a hot dog,chips and soda
extravaganza in the Right field corner of the field. It was a time for the kids
to "run the bases", for the all fans to toss a few balls around like the pros',
and a time for all to celebrate this Spring's great record and team. It is also
a time to recharge the batteries for the upcoming season. It was a great event,
and one that should be a yearly event, even in Port Charlotte next year.
I can not end this blog without a few pictures of Carlos Pena. My other half
is a true Carlos mark and she should get some good pictures of her guy in
action. So, here are a few for your enjoyment:
In honor of the last game at Al Lang today, I am going to leave you two
Trivia questions. Please fell free to answer them in comments and I will let you
know if you are right, or might offer a few hints. Good Luck
1,) In 1947, who hit the first Home Run in newly constructed Al F. Lang
2.) Who made the last out in today's game?
Photo Credits: All Photos RRCollections
Checking in on some Ex-Rays this Spring
I mentioned in a blog a few months ago that they Tampa Bay Rays had changed a bit when 10 members of the 2008 American League Pennant winning team either left via trade or were not resigned by the team. Well, I was sitting here today and was wondering what might have happened with those guys after they left the team in the off season. Well after doing a bit of research, I can tell you pretty much what they have been up to with their posted statistics as of last night ( March 20th).
Some of the guys have fallen off the total Major League Baseball radar, but a few are having the type of spring that the Rays envisioned them having when they were with the club. I guess the best one to start with is the one player who left via a trade this off season that was greeted by some with cheers and other with the true ability of filling one of the team's biggest holes with a future budding star. When the trade first went down, I was not totally with it, because I envision a breakout year for this pitcher once he gains some control and confidence on the mound. But with his team tying 14 wins in 2008, I was expecting a little more out of him this spring.
Edwin Jackson is currently in the hunt for a spot on the Detroit Tigers starting rotation. I think he has a good shot to make the final 25-man roster even if he is not a starter this year. His ability to start and relieve make him an enticing pitching piece to the Tiger puzzle. If the Tigers can not agree upon a closer, you might even see him taking a few turns late in the game on the mound to further make the Tiger's mouths water. But this spring, he has posted a 0-2 record in his 3 starts. He has thrown for 9 innings and given up 4 hits and 7 runs. The worst part is he has surrendered 3 home runs this spring, which was his downfall last season. He has not gained total control in his pitch command yet evident by his 6 walks and 8 strikeouts.
Cliff Floyd was again as free agent after the Rays declined his option on November 3, 2008. At the time, Floyd was considering the same surgery as B J Upton, but decided to rehab his injury instead. That might have been a great idea as the former Rays Designated Hitter is hitting a robust .381 this spring with a .667 Slugging percentage. He is also still seeing the ball well at the plate getting 4 walks this spring. The only downfall is that he has been mostly DHing with the San Diego Padres, and during the regular season he will either have to play in the field, or be just a bench player for the team most of the year. His 2 doubles show he still has some ability left in his old legs, but it is his power ( 1 HR, 5 RBI's) that will get him a chance with the Padres.
Eric Hinske was one of the Rays major finds in 2008. He was signed for a simple $ 1 million dollar contract and only hit like he was making over 3.5 million. Even in his limited at bats, he made them count for the Rays and was always a constant positive influence in the clubhouse. But the Rays did not try and resign him and he moved onto the Pittsburgh Pirates who were seeking outfielders. This spring, on Feb 26th, Hinske suffered a left ribcage contusion after smacking into the wall at Pirate City in Bradenton, Florida. Until recently he has been held out by the Pirates as a precaution, but is now starting to get at bats and time in the outfield. His average is not "Hinske-like", as he is only 1-7 right now, but his .400 On-Base Percentage shows that he still has a great eye at the plate and will be an asset to the Pirates in 2009.
Gary Glover was the kind of reliever that you either loved or hated with the Rays. He had an up and down love affair with the fans, and his pitching with the team never hit a consistent point. But after being released by the Rays, he cleared waivers, but refused a assignment to Triple-A and became a free agent on August 2, 2008. He signed this off season with the Washington Nationals and is currently throwing some great ball for the squad. Glover is currently holding a 0-1 record with a 1.80 ERA in his 4 appearances for the Nationals this spring. In his 5 innings he has only given up 4 hits and a solo run. He has seemed to gain a bit more control as he has only 2 walks and 5 strikeouts in those 5 innings.
Al Reyes and Kurt Birkins are two relievers for the Rays that currently do not have any ties with a single Major League Team. Reyes was designated for assignment by the Rays and was not claimed, but he refused an assignment to Triple-A and was released as a free agent on August 18, 2008. He did sign with the New York Mets organization and did have a small part in the New York Mets minor league system before he was released on September 18, 2008 by the parent club. He has not been invited or appeared for any club so far this spring. Birkins was released by the Rays on August 29, 2008. He did not get picked up by another club that season and is currently not on a Major League Baseball roster.
Rocco Baldelli did not have his 2009 option picked up by the Rays on April 1, 2008. The Ray decided to not exercise the option because of his growing health concerns with his fatigue syndrome illness. But Baldelli made huge physical and medical advancements and finally joined the Rays roster in September in Seattle. He performed amazingly for the team in the final month of the season and was a pivotal player during thei
r first playoff run. But the team decided to not pursue Baldelli and he signed with his hometown Boston Red Sox instead. Baldelli is being viewed as a fourth outfielder and occasional DH for the Red Sox. He has been used in 8 games this spring, and had gotten 24 at bats, which produced 5 hits, and 2 doubles and 4 RBI's for his new Red Sox team. It is still a bit unnerving to see him in the Boston red jersey after his entire career as a Ray.
Trever Miller was another player who had his option declined by the Rays on November 3, 2008. But Miller, being a lefty specialist did not hang out long on the unemployed list as the St Louis Cardinals came fast to sign him to a two-year contract. But with their hunt for a closer for 2009, he might be a few reps trying to close out games in the late innings this spring and during the beginning of the year for the Cardinals. So far this spring he has appeared in 8 games and has an 0-1 record. He has posted a 3.86 ERA and given up 8 hits and 3 runs in 7 innings of work. He has hit 2 batters and also gotten 6 strikeouts in his limited pitching performances this spring. He will be a valued member of the Cardinal Bullpen when they leave Florida and head north this April.
Jonny Gomes has been called many thing when he was with the Rays. He has been an inspirational figure, a feared man at the plate, and a great guy to have in your clubhouse. but the Rays decided to non-tender Gomes on December 12, 2008. Gomes is now fighting for a outfield position with the Cincinnati Reds, and is making quite an impression on Reds Manager Dusty Baker. He is considered to be fighting with Chris Dickerson for the left field spot in the regular lineup. Gomes had made quite a case for himself this spring hitting for a .286 average, with a .679 Slugging Percentage. He has appeared in 17 games and gotten only 28 at bats, but has produced 8 hits, 2 doubles to go along with 3 homers and 10 RBI's for the Reds. I can not see the Reds going north without Gomes this April. He has the ability and the confidence to again be a daily member of a MLB squad.
Scott Dohmann was the last pick for the Rays Bullpen out of the mix in 2008. He beat out Grant Balfour, who was none to happy to begin the year in Triple-A. But Dohmann did not keep his consistent pitching and was finally jettisoned as the Rays put him on waivers on May 14, 2008. He did clear waivers and was sent to Durham, where he stayed the entire season throwing great ball for the Durham Bulls. But this past off season, he became one of four pitchers to sign contracts with the Japanese Baseball League. He ended up singing a one-year $ 650,000 guaranteed contract with the Hiroshima Carp.
Tim Boggart, who was the Rays Quality Assurance Coach also left the team this off season. In that post he sat basically in the Press Box and overlooked the Rays during the game and watched for subtle gestures or even player movements that might tip off the opposition to what the Rays had planned on the field or mound. This was the first time the Rays had instituted this type of position, basically acting as a internal scout during every game. In the off season he accepted a contract to take over the Third Base Coaching position with the divisional rivals, the Boston Red Sox.
So the Rays have changed a bit between the last game of the World Series in Philadelphia and today. But the spirit and the confidence in this team have grown from the signings of relief pitchers Jason Isringhausen and Joe Nelson and Brian Shouse. The Bullpen, which was one of the true Rays strengths in 2008 has been fortified with a bevy of better situational and late inning guys. The Rays took care of their right field needs by signing Gabe Gross and acquiring Matt Joyce from Detroit for Jackson. But the signing of Pat Burrell to replace Cliff Floyd might have been the biggest indicator of the Rays commitment to getting back and finishing the job in 2009. It is going to be a rough and tumble year, but the team seems set to again strive for excellence, even with a few pieces swapped out from their 2008 model.
Photo credits: 1) RRCollections
2) Associated Press ( S. Rakocic )
3) www.tbo.com.sports
4) www.sarasota.com
Balfour and Gross Come to Terms with Rays
With the deadline coming up fast for arbitration, the Tampa Bay Rays have gotten two of their eligible players signed to contracts for 2009. The Rays announced late tonight that reliever Grant Balfour has agreed to a one-year , $1.4 million dollar contract. He was the second Rays player to sign in recent days joining right fielder Gabe Gross, who signed for one-year, $ 1.255 million dollar deal on Weds.
That leaves the Rays with only three players who might be going to the arbitration table to exchange figures for their 2009 season. Rays 2008 MVP shortstop Jason Bartlett, starting catcher Dioner Navarro and utility infielder Willy Aybar are the only unsigned arbitration eligible players left for the A L Pennant winning Rays.
Most people will remember Balfour in 2008 as the Rays player who most resembles a patient from a mental institution based on his on-the-mound antics of cursing and screaming at himself. But besides that behavior,Balfour had a career season in 2008 after not making the Rays roster out of spring training for the Rays. The hard throwing Aussie went down to the Durham Bulls on April 2nd, and immediately began to work on his return to the Rays. While in Durham, Balfour appeared in 15 games in Durham and posted a 1-0 record and an outstanding .038 ERA, with 8 saves for the Bulls. On May 29, 2008, the Rays bought Balfours contract from the Bulls and he was brought up to replace Troy Percival, who began his first 15-day Disabled List visit for a left hamstring strain.
For the year, Balfour pitched in 17 of the Rays last 34 games of the season. During that stretch, he pitched scoreless relief appearances in 15 of his last 16 appearances. For the year, Balfour tied with J P Howell for the team lead in relief wins with 6, which was one win off the team's current relieving record. During 2008, Balfour lead all MLB relievers with a 12.66 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched ratio, and also struck out 36 percent of the batters he faced in 2008, also tops in the majors.
His ending 1.54 ERA was the 4th best in the American League, and his .143 opponents batting average was best in the American League, but only second best in the majors behind only Carlos Marmol of the Chicago Cubs, who posted a .136 for the season. Balfour allowed only 3 home runs and 11 extra base hits all year long. His .230 Slugging Percentage was the second best average in the American League behind Joey Devine ( .168 ) of the Oakland A's.
During a second Disabled List visit by Percival in July for another left hamstring strain, Balfour earned 3 of his 4 saves in 2008. If you combined his time with the Rays and the Bulls in 2008, Balfour went 7-2, saved 12 of 13 save chances, with a 1.23 ERA. Also of amazement is the fact he held batters' at both levels to a .123 batting average in 2008.
In the 2008 postseason, Balfour did not fare as well as during the regular season. The usually confident Balfour ran into trouble and appeared in 10 games going only 8.2 innings and gave up 11 hits and 6 earned runs during the Rays postseason run. His 6.23 ERA showed he was battling throughout the postseason with control, further evidenced by his 8 walks and only 7 strikeouts during the playoffs.
Outfielder Gabe Gross came to the Rays in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers on April 22, 2008. In his last game with the Brewers the night before, he came around to score the winning run in the team's victory. To obtain Gross, the Rays sent minor league pitcher Josh Butler to the Brewers. During the course of the season, Gross began to platoon in right field with Eric Hinske and Jonny Gomes and was a key defensive substitution for the Rays in later innings in games.
Gross started in 78 of the 141 games since he was acquired from the Brewers. 4 of those starts were in center field for the Rays. He entered the game 39 times in 2008 as a late inning substitution. During 2008, he hit a career high 13 home runs. His prior career best season total was 9 home runs in 2006, with the Brewers. Gross hit a monster 437-foot 2-run home run on August 6th against the Cleveland Indians to tie the score for the Rays. During the 2008 season, Gross was credited with 5 outfield assists in right field.
Tampa Bay went on to win 10-7 on a 3-run blast by Carlos Pena later in that inning. Gross also combined to hit .293 in August with 4 home runs and 11 RBI's for the team. During the 2008 season, Gross had 3 walk-off RBI's tying the clubs record for a single season. The first came on May 13th against the New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera when he singled home Jonny Gomes for the winning run. The came his walk-off homer against Matt Thronton and the Chicago White Sox. This homer was also his first homer off a left hander in his career. The last one came on June 21st against Houston Astros reliever Doug Brocail when he doubled to score the winning run.
During the 2008 postseason, Gross also did not have a very productive post season as he only appeared in 10 games and went 1-19, with 2 RBI's to post a .174 average for the playoffs. Gross was responsible for several defensive plays during the postseason playing 61.2 innings and garnishing one outfield assist for the Rays. It is expected in 2009, that Gross will be sued primarily in right field, but could start in center field the first week of the season while B J Upton is still rehabbing from his off season shoulder surgery. The Rays have primary plans to use Gross as a rightfield starter against right handed pitchers in 2009.


text:
WILBRAHAM – Having taken the test to become a New York City police officer, Kevin A. Trigo, used to stay up at night watching police car chases on television.
The shows feature helicopter footage of stolen cars scraping along jersey barriers and bouncing over boulevard strips with a phalanx of police cruisers in hot pursuit. Those chases always end the same way: with a crash.
Trigo, who now lives in Wilbraham, tried to think of ways to end those chases safely, or maybe even stop suspects from taking off in the first place.
His mind dwelled on the problem even when he was working on demolition sites, driving a skid-steer loader using a lift bucket fitted with steel spikes to grab and move demolition debris.
Ah Ha!
"I thought why not put hooks on the push bumpers of police cars so they could hook the bad guy," Trigo said. "It turns out regular crash bumpers are not nearly strong enough. But that lead to CrookHook"
CrookHook is two independently mounted, spring-loaded hooks welded attached to the frame of a police cruiser. Now, after 16 years of tinkering in his garage and $100,000 investment from his own pocket, Trigo is bringing CrookHook to market. He's got a patent and the services of CrookHook CEO Paul R. Gelinas. He has an arrangement in place to have fabricators The Metal Men in Chicopee build it for him.
Gelinas, of Longmeadow, went on to a career as a business consultant after starting and eventually selling a company that originated the idea of coin-operated air compressors at service stations. Right now they run CrookHook out of Gelinas' office in Enfield with just one demonstrator mounted on a police surplus Ford Crown Victoria.
"We have distributors of police equipment who are interested in the product," Gelinas said.
Even these days of skin-tight municipal budgets don't worry Gelinas. He's priced CrookHook at $7,900. That's below the $10,000 spending limit at which police chiefs need to seek approval.
"Compare it to the liability of police car chases, the likelihood of someone getting hurt," Gelinas said. "These will save money."
The CrookHook can be used right after the car stops, Trigo said. A police officer can hook on to the suspects car before getting out of the cruiser. That prevents the suspect from waiting for the officer to take few steps and taking off.
Or, in a trickier maneuver, an officer can come up behind a speeding getaway car then brake hard and bring both cars to a stop.
"CrookHook doesn't pick up the other vehicle," he said.
Alejandro Sanchez Jr. is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Holyoke Community College and a skeptic when it comes to CrookHook. Sanchez, a 20-year veteran police officer who spent 17 of those years in Springfield, was injured in a high-speed chase once. The car he was chasing stopped suddenly and he crashed into it.
He said police have few good ways to stop a speeding car. There are devices that puncture tires. But those require knowing where the fleeing suspect is headed.
Or there is the pit maneuver: a police officer hit the bumper of the speeding car, causing the speeding car to spin out.
"You don't do that anywhere there are people," he said. "It has to be a place where you know you are unlikely to hurt anyone."
Sanchez said he's unfamiliar with CrookHook. The technology many police are looking to stop chases is On Star, which can shut off a vehicle by remote control at police request. Car owners love the feature because typically, the crook is driving a stolen car.
"You want the car to stop safely," he said.
Wilbraham inventor bringing CrookHook to a police car near you
Jim Kinney | firstname.lastname@example.com
Follow on Twitter
on March 28, 2011 at 3:16 AM, updated March 28, 2011 at 8:14 AM
Follow on Twitter
on March 28, 2011 at 3:16 AM, updated March 28, 2011 at 8:14 AM


text:
Please post your comments below…
Register to access and contribute content
Please post your comments below…
Email from someone at Symantec who requested anonymity.
Zantaz EAS will be very hard to maintain if key people leave (monolithical application written in Borland Delphi by 2 lead engineers with some more support and QA people). I would expect them to fail the same way that EmailXtender did when Legato acquired OTG.
Once you lose the main guys in Ottawa you have a single Borland Delphi Exe file, not very well documented (from what I heard) and have to find people who can find their way into millions of lines of code and at the same time enhance it.
My scenario is that EAS will crash and burn (Check the last Gartner quadrant and the remarks about product quality) while Zantaz/Autonomy will try to get everyone on Digital Safe. At the same time I believe the SaaS game will heat-up immensely with Google/Postini and Microsoft probably dropping the pants on pricing. The large deals Zantaz/Autonomy do today won't happen in 2 years time. Let's see what LiveOffice is doing now that NickM is heading up the company.
I completely and utterly disagree with Forrester about the future of Zantaz. The deals they used to win against EV are now won by Mimosa.
Forget about search engines – it is the whole package that needs to fit and Zantaz looks quite dated today. Educom and Zantaz never took the time to revisit the architecture – everything was bolted on and people start to see this.
I think you may be right. Autonomy is seriously lacking in management leadership. The leadership *necer* communicate to the employes.
The EAS back end architecture is still extremely functional and better than the competitors both in terms of archive performance and storage savings. Starting with a new team in Calgary gives Autonomy the opportunity to rewrite the software which is long overdue while still keeping all the good features, however this does rely on Autonomy recruiting the correct people.
The leadership in Autonomy's Boston office is a utterly lacking and unbelievably incompetent. There continues to be high turnover and their "revamped" products are complete disasters! Their high profile clients are noticing poor quality and have been giving business to their main competitors, such as Kroll.
Employee morale is at an all time low and is it now common knowledge, that working for Autonomy in Boston is not a pleasant experience. There is no confidence whatsoever in the products from an employee point of view.
Some of the previous comments are of course very strongly worded. As a rule, we try not to censor comments unless for reasons such as a personal attack.
As always, we invite Autonomy to exercise its right of reply. You can either post a comment here or email email@example.com.
well I for one would not want to run with Mimosa
example they are trying to hire in india…
2 QA Engineer Pune
1 Sr QA Architect Pune
1 Manager – Test Automation Pune
2 Sr Architect – Archiving & Database Systems Pune
if they cant find that and have to hire these after a project then you know they have problems
while I dont agree with the Gartner report…
basically Autonomy are pretty smart and the USA has real problems and so I dont think they will have any problems getting things in shape if they focus on it
Zantaz has a good customer base and so they need to capitalise on this….
John Jones
I would like to know from the responder on how did EmailXtender fail. Now that it has been rebranded as SourceOne, is there any difference ?
Deba–Please post your question about EMC's archiving products in our section on EMC Gossip, at http://email-museum.com/?p=320795.


text:
(EditorŌĆÖs note: This piece is one in a series of ŌĆ£Familiar Faces FridayŌĆØ features to be written by Spirit reporter Destiny Pifer. The point of the project will be to highlight a member of the community who may be recognizable to many and tell his or her story. TodayŌĆÖs familiar face is Bob Long.)
PUNXSUTAWNEY ŌĆö If youŌĆÖre familiar with the town of Punxsutawney, Bob Long may be a familiar face.
You may recognize him as one of the pizza delivery drivers from FoxŌĆÖs Pizza, or perhaps as one of the managers.
He always greets the customers with a smile and is kind to everyone he meets.
Born and raised in Anita, he is a graduate of Punxsutawney Area High School, as a member of the Class of 2000.
In 2005, he earned his bachelorŌĆÖs degree in business administration from the Penn State DuBois campus. Long said that, at first, he started working toward his associateŌĆÖs degree, but then decided to go on and earn his bachelorŌĆÖs.
ŌĆ£I took up business administration, because I felt that it was a pretty broad field,ŌĆØ said Long.
For the past 11 years, Long has been working at FoxŌĆÖs Pizza Den in Punxsy.
ŌĆ£I have been able to apply what I learned in college to my job,ŌĆØ he said.
Long said one of the benefits of working at FoxŌĆÖs is that it has allowed him to stay closer to his family. The flexible schedule allowed him to care for his father, who, unfortunately, passed away in March.
ŌĆ£My dad was my best friend in the whole world, and losing him was difficult,ŌĆØ Long said, adding that God has given him the strength for each new day.
ŌĆ£With flexibility, I could take him to doctorŌĆÖs appointments,ŌĆØ said Long. ŌĆ£I was able to do what I needed to do.ŌĆØ
His boss, Scott Anthony, owner of FoxŌĆÖs Pizza Den, has been very good about allowing a flexible schedule.
As a delivery driver, Long has been able to go out into the community and meet all kinds of different people.
ŌĆ£I love the delivery aspect of the job,ŌĆØ said Long. ŌĆ£I do a lot of deliveries, but I also do some kitchen work.ŌĆØ
His job offers a variety of daily tasks, which he said keeps him motivated.
After 11 years of hard work, Long earned the title of manager.
As one of the managers, he not only makes deliveries but also does other assignments.
ŌĆ£On Tuesday mornings, I do the inventory, unload the trucks and put things away,ŌĆØ said Long.
He said that though he may not have a job in his field of study, so to speak, he has been able to utilize his degree.
Though undecided on whether he will ever pursue the path of a business owner, one thing is for certain ŌĆö he is happy.
ŌĆ£I have learned a lot from being here for so many years,ŌĆØ Long said.
Working alongside Anthony has given him a chance to learn what itŌĆÖs like to run a business.
He has learned how a small business runs, as well as the aspects and responsibilities that come with it.
Content with the working environment, Long likes his job, and he likes the people he works with.
ŌĆ£I have good co-workers and a great boss,ŌĆØ said Long.
While working at FoxŌĆÖs, he has helped out with the Pizza and Prevention fundraisers.
He also helps out every year with the annual Make-a-Wish campaign.
He is a member of the First Assembly Church of God in Walston.
In LongŌĆÖs spare time, he enjoys doing home improvements inside and outside of his home. He has found a passion in doing landscaping.
ŌĆ£I just got into it a few years ago, and I really enjoy it.ŌĆØ
He loves dining out and going bowling.
An avid traveler, he has been to 49 of the 50 states.
His greatest love is his family, whom he remains close to.
ŌĆ£I love to spend time with my family and friends,ŌĆØ said Long.


text:
Gibraltar Single Bass Drum Impact Pad
Sku #445980000000000
Impact Badges & Dampening Devices
- Write a Review
- Seen a Lower Price? Click Here.
FREE SHIPPING on Almost Everything
The Gibraltar mylar drum pad is equipped with a metal disk that gives punch to your bass drum. The pad mounts to your drum head with adhesive. (1PK)
Displaying reviews 1-2
Comments about Gibraltar Single Bass Drum Impact Pad:
Ok... The disc inside is not metal as claimed. I have torn one of these apart trying to remove it from my bass head, so I have seen it's insides (which is also a testament to the strength of the adhesive). But aside from that, these pads are amazing. They add the much needed "click". I have never met a sound guy that could mess up the sound of my kick drums with these on (along with a well placed internal kick mic).
The only downside is that they will wear out eventually if you use a plastic beater like I do, hence the reason for replacing them... but it takes MONTHS of abuse before they need replacing!
Comments about Gibraltar Single Bass Drum Impact Pad:
Absolutly awesome bass drum patch. Protects your head without dampening the attack like other badges do. Provides you with a great attack (also known as click) but you still get the nice BOOM of the bass drum. They stick right on to the bass drum head, and are secure, these wont fall off. I use two of them on my Double bass Ddrum kit, with Axis A-Longboard pedals and the Sonic Hammer beaters. These are perfect for metal, but also anything else, since you can control how much click you get with the kind of beater you choose, Plastic, cork, wood, rubber ect. The best bass drum badge I have used.
Displaying reviews 1-2